This is an analysis of the poem Pathos Of Love that begins with:

O Pathos of Love! You are a glossy pearl
Beware, you should not appear among strangers...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX ab cb cd cX eX fX gg ee Xd bh hX fX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11001110101 01111010110 010001010011001 01010010110010001 1110100100010 11001110110001 0111101011010 1110101000100001 010100100101 01110011010 1101010001011 110011101100 01000010111010 1000011100101010 01001011110110 00101110100110 010010010101 11011010100101 101001010101 11100010100100 001010101110 00101001001010 010000100001001 01001100100100 1001001010001010 101000010010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; should, be, your, in, of, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, your, let, this are repeated.

    The author used the same word this at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines yourself, beware are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word display at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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